Westchester Medical sees Saint Francis as "unique opportunity"

7:11 PM,
Mar. 18, 2014

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Westchester Medical Center's leaders are looking at Saint Francis Hospital in the Town of Poughkeepsie as a good opportunity, not just a rescue of a bankrupt business.

"It's a unique opportunity. We view this as a partnership, a really great institution," said Michael Israel, CEO of Westchester Medical, based in Valhalla. "It's a gem. We feel so lucky to work with Saint Francis Hospital."

There are great synergies seen in the future, when Saint Francis will cease to exist as a separate institution and become a part of Westchester Medical, with a new name for the Poughkeepsie campus, one that ...